Joe Walsh was a wonderful guitarist, he took The Eagles up a notch.
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I really do like “Moonshake”, but not convinced enough by the other tracks to buy the CD.
I’m more tempted by Neu!75 (which is, er, a 1975 album…)
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Dave Greenslade must be one of rock’s greatest optimists. He released “Pentateuch of the Cosmogony” in 1979, probably 7 or 8 years later than it should have been, considering the popular musical landscape in '79.
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Wow, not heard of this, thanks. Must have seemed like a time warp by 1979! Must investigate!
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Amusingly, I was in the Oxfam store in Winchester a couple of years ago and they had the Pentateuch “vinyl” box. I was sorely tempted, but the box and booklet looked as though it had been nibbled by mice, the LP had seen a good deal of wear, and yet they still wanted £40 for it!
You can find it on Yootoob………
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I have the vinyl box set. I paid less than £10, iirc albeit a good while ago. My copy looks pretty good, but I only bought it as a curiosity.
Mind you I just found out that I have Time and Tide as well. I forgot I had it!
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And these:
New York Dolls - 1st album
Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh
Cockney Rebel - The Human Menagerie
Agitation Free - 2nd (if only for Laila, Pt. 2)
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Not forgetting Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Will be interesting to see what they do this year to celebrate after the 30th & 40th editions.
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Three more that I don’t think have been mentioned:
John Cale - Paris 1919
Donny Hathaway - Extension of a Man
Wings - Band on the Run. I’m surprised this one hasn’t been flagged so far.
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Haven’t all copies of this been fed to a Wood Chipper…
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I believe that it was tried, but that the wood chipper spat them all back out.
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Yes - ‘Tales from Topographic Oceans’ (1973). Prog to end all prog released at the height of the Progressive era.
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Climax Blues Band - ‘FM Live’ (1973). Oft overlooked live album released in 1973. Catchy stuff from early ‘Climax Blues’ albums. I never saw CMB live but I have heard they were good value in concert. This is borne out by this album and live concert recordings I have heard from the ‘Shine On’ and ‘Real to Reel’ eras in the late seventies. A friend taped their live set at the Reading Festival in 1979 off Radio 1 at the time (broadcast on ‘The Friday Rock Show’) and I still have a copy of it. Great days!
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Gentle Giant - ‘In A Glass House’ (1973). Another great prog album from 1973.
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As a follow up to Close to the edge it was always going to have an uphill battle at the time, a bit like Tusk after Rumours. I remember it being panned by some in the music press despite many of the YES fans ( including myself) rushing out to buy it.
That said I think people came round to it later. ! Always liked this album but preferred CTTE
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Hey, where did that come from? It hasn’t appeared on my radar at all: I have Gentle Giant, Acquiring the Taste, Three Friends (my favourite), Octopus, The Power and the Glory and Free Hand, but was unaware of In a glass house! Thank you - I must rectify…
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I know even Rick Wakeman doesn’t like it but I think it’s musically amazing. I’m not sure what it’s about (even having read the blurb) but whatever it is, it’s a great excuse to produce something so of it’s day and the layers and layers of musicianship in here are just pure prog trippy-ness at it’s peak.
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1973 saw the release of this fabulous album that many (like me!) received that Christmas and were spinning well into 1974…
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